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Malaysia: International Investment Position Third Quarter 2019

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Malaysia: International Investment Position Third Quarter 2019


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  1. EMBARGO : Only to be published or disseminated at 1200 hours, Friday, 15 November 2019 DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS MALAYSIA PRESS RELEASE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION, THIRD QUARTER 2019 Malaysia's net international investment position recorded a lower net liabilities of RM13.0 billion As at end of third quarter 2019, Malaysia’s net international investment position registered a lower net liabilities of RM13.0 billion as against RM19.6 billion last quarter. Total assets was RM1,765.1 billion (Q2 2019: RM1,780.8 billion), while total liabilities decreased to RM1,778.1 billion (Q2 2019: RM1,800.3 billion). Direct Investment Abroad (DIA) position was RM510.5 billion (Q2 2019: RM509.8 billion) and mainly in Financial and insurance/takaful activities (41.1%), followed by Mining & quarrying (17.1%) and Agriculture (8.1%). Singapore, Indonesia and Cayman Islands were the top destinations for DIA. Meanwhile, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) position in Malaysia recorded a higher value of RM678.3 billion from RM667.5 billion in the last quarter. Manufacturing sector contributed 39.8 per cent of total FDI, followed by Financial and insurance/takaful activities (22.6%) and Mining & quarrying (7.3%). The main FDI investors were Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan. Portfolio investment position recorded a lower net liabilities of RM175.9 billion (Q2 2019: net liabilities RM222.6 billion), while other investment position showed a higher net liabilities of RM100.8 billion (Q2 2019: net liabilities RM66.8 billion). As at end of September 2019, international reserves of Bank Negara Malaysia stood at RM431.2 billion (as at end of June 2019: RM425.4 billion).
  2. Released By : DATO' SRI DR. MOHD UZIR MAHIDIN CHIEF STATISTICIAN MALAYSIA DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS, MALAYSIA DrUzir_Mahidin Dr_Uzir 15 November 2019
  3. Contact person : Rohaida binti Mohamad Public Relation Officer Strategic Communication and International Division Department of Statistics, Malaysia Tel : +603-8885 7942 Fax : +603-8888 9248 Email : rohaida.mohamad[at]dosm.gov.my